This document discusses creating a student-centered foreign language classroom. It emphasizes using activities that shift the focus from the teacher to the student, targeting skills like lifelong learning and independent problem-solving. Some strategies mentioned include creating a learner-centered environment where students work at their own pace, integrating technology, project-based learning, and peer mentoring. The 5E model is presented as a way to incorporate student-centered learning into lesson plans through engaging, exploring, explaining, elaborating and evaluating. Examples of activities include introducing themselves, discussing likes and dislikes, and describing pictures.

1. The Student-Centered Foreign
Language Classroom
MALBIS ARANDA RUIZ-MORRIS
July 10, 2021

3. KEY POINTS
• Reflect on students centered class
characteristics in a foreign language
classroom.
• Present some centered class activities
encompassing methods of teaching that shift
the focus of instruction from the teacher to the
student, targeting skills and practices that
enable lifelong learning and independent
problem-solving.

4. Learner Centered School Environment
• Learner-centered environments where
students are in charge of their own
learning and can work at their own pace.
• Integrating Technology
• Student-Centered Learning
• Project Based Learning
• Peer to Peer Mentorship

5. To have a Learner centered classroom
environment
• Learning needs to be rigorous and based
on school and career-ready expectations.
• Learning is personalized.
• Learning is collaborative, relevant, and
applied.
• Learning is flexible, taking place anytime,
anywhere (Loveless,2021).

6. Why student centered?
• Empowers students.
• Forces students to think about themselves
as learners.
• Creates independence and ownership of
learning.
• Fosters collaborative learning.

7. Why student centered?(Cont.)
• Encourages creativity.
• Creates a rich learning environment inside
and outside the classroom.
• Fosters new skills – problem solving,
critical thinking, etc.

8. Learner Centered Learning
Student
Centered
Learning
Personalized
Learning
Collaborative
Learning
Flexible
Learning
(anytime,
anywhere)
Learning Styles
Teacher is a
Facilitator

9. Student-centered learning
Develops learner autonomy and
independence by putting responsibility for
the learning path in the hands of students.
Student-centered instruction focuses on:
 skills and practices that enable lifelong
learning
 independent problem-solving.

10. Student- Centered Learning Principles
Nellie Mae Education
Foundation

11. Student-centered learning
• Individual
Learners'
Needs
• Learners'
Interests &
Aspirations
• Learners'
Cultural
Background
Student-
Centered
Learning
Life long
learning
Cooperative
learning
Critical
Thinking
Creative
Learning
Student-
Centered
Strategies

12. How to integrate it in the Lesson Plan?
5E
Model
Engage
Explore
Explain
Elaborate
Evaluate

13. The 5E Model
• ENGAGE: Engage your students in a
motivational activity which will prepare
them physically, emotionally, spiritually and
cognitively for the learning.
• EXPLORE: Have your students begin to
explore knowledge to solve problems.
• EXPLAIN: The students will explain their
process, outcomes, perspectives etc.

14. The 5E Model
• ELABORATE: The students will apply the
knowledge to other situations, generate
new thinking, skills and attitudes.
• EVALUATE : Encourage your students to
critique, reflect and find ways of improving
their lives and the lives of others through
the knowledge gained

15. ¿ PRACTICAMOS?

16. Vamos a conocernos
• Grade: 7th
¿Quién soy yo?

17. What‘s your name?¿Cómo te llamas?
CANCIÓN
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8vSK
Zl7Nd8

18. Vamos a conocernos
• Procedure: Students will introduce themselves
and ask each other about their names. Teacher
will facilitate the activity by guiding the students
while asking about names.
Model: Yo me llamo Ernesto ¿y tú cómo te
llamas?
2nd student: Yo me llamo Roberto.
Teacher: Roberto pregúntale a Ernesto, cómo se
llama ella.
• Ella se llama Brittany.

19. Vamos a conocernos (Cont.)
• Brittany, pregúntale a Andrés, cómo se
llama ella.
• Ella se llama Cristina.
• Cristina pregúntale a Nerick, cómo se
llama él.
• Él se llama Lucas.

20. Lo que me gusta hacer
• Grade:7th
• Lo que me gusta hacer

21. Canción ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
• https://youtu.be/BkmrPN6LqUI

22. ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
Procedure: Class will be divided into teams of
three or four students. Each team will receive
different pictures which involve persons
developing daily routines. Students will prepare
a role play based on the information of the
pictures. They can also add up some of the
activities they perform daily using the
expressions:
Me gusta No me gusta

23. Me gusta …

24. ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
Me gusta… Me gusta…

25. ¿Qué le gusta hacer?
Le gusta …. Le gusta…

26. TU TURNO?/YOUR TURN
¿Qué te gusta hacer?
• Observa las láminas a continuación.
• Escribe 3 oraciones expresando lo que
te gusta hacer / Write 3 sentences
expressing what you like to do.

30. De Compras
• Grade: 8th
• De Compras /Going Shopping

31. Canción LA ROPA
• https://youtu.be/OUVHawlcP38

32. Adivina¿Qué es ?
• Procedure: A student blindfolded will have to
guess different cloth items a classmate is
having in her/his hands. The student will ask
about the item only with yes or no questions.
The rest of the class will respond.
• When the student finally guesses the right
response, he/she will say a sentence
expressing likes or dislike about the item and
any other characteristic that could be included.

33. Model:
• ¿Es una camisa?
• ¿Es una blusa?
• ¿Es un vestido?
• ¿Es de color verde?
• ¿Es de color blanco?
• ¿Es de color rojo?
Sentence: Me gusta esta blusa roja
No me gusta este vestido verde.

34. Grade:7th Mi Familia Y Yo

35. Describing pictures
• Grade:7th
• Unit 3: Mi Familia Y Yo
• Learning to describe persons

36. Canción ¿Cómo soy yo? Y tú, ¿cómo eres?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEDvK
W_xRRo

37. Vamos a describir personas
Procedure, version 1: After watching the video,
in groups of three, students will write a
description of themselves and will present it to
the class.
Version 2: Class will be divided into teams.
Students will look at some pictures and select
one of them. They have to describe it in no less
than 40 words. The description can be
developed through a paragraph, a poem or a
dialogue.

38. Modelo
• Ella se llama Jennifer Lopez. Es bonita. Es
cantante.Es alta y delgada. Tiene el pelo
rubio…

40. PROJECTS

41. PBL Gold Standards
Larmer,2020

43. Yo quiero ser….

44. Las banderas de los países
hispanos

45. Visita al restaurante

46. De Viaje

47. • What fears do you have?
• What’s worked for you?
• What barriers/challenges do
you anticipate?
Discussion

49. REFERENCES
Lathika,K.(2016,June 20). Student Centred
Learning.International Journal of Current Research and
Modern Education
https://ssrn.com/abstract=2960481
Larmer,J.(2020,July 22).Gold Standard PBL:Essential Project
Design Elements.
https://www.pblworks.org/blog/gold- standard-pbl-
essential-project-design elements
Loveless,B.(2021). Developing a Student-centered Classroom.
https://www.educationcorner.com/developing-a-
student-centered-classroom.html